Second to none

Calen District State College was named the number one school in Queensland in terms of senior student outcomes and meeting students needs according to the "Tracking and Academic Management Index" which was developed by Dr Judy Smeed of the Queensland University of Technology. Calen District State College was the only school to score a result of 400 out of a possible 400 which shows that we are living up to the school's motto of "Second to none".

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For the past fifteen years, our enrolment has averaged around two hundred students, with an even split between primary and secondary students. This year we welcomed the construction of a C and K Kindergarten on our grounds.

We are located in Calen, a small agricultural community on the Bruce Highway, 57 kilometres North of Mackay.
At Calen District State College we are proud of the quality teaching which occurs in our classrooms and our dedicated staff. Through our partnerships with Cummins Mackay and Central Queensland University we provide real life experience in diesel workshops and first year tertiary study.
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